Landslide Closes Estrada da Gávea in Rocinha After Intense Rain

Overview

• A landslide struck the Estrada da Gávea in Rocinha on Monday, June 15, sending earth and debris onto Rua 1, damaging vehicles and buildings and leaving no reported injuries.
• Pluviometers recorded about 189.4 millimeters of rain in 24 hours, prompting civil-defense sirens for high geologic risk and sustained on-site monitoring.
• Comlurb has removed roughly 70 tonnes of earth with trucks and loaders while the Estrada da Gávea remains partially closed for safety and cleanup.
• Águas do Rio says there was no rupture of a main adductor, reporting only a small sewage-pipe leak that crews repaired and will reassess at the site.
• The mayor announced emergency containment measures including drainage channeling, an ecopoint and compacting equipment and Geo-Rio with Defesa Civil will assess longer-term slope stabilization and evacuation needs if risk persists.